Local boxing fans were treated to “Strap Season,” a boxing card put on by Davis Promotions at the Entertainment and Sports Arena in Southeast, Washington, featuring some of the top local, national and international fighters across seven different weight divisions.
The main event featured an up-and-coming local favorite, Jordan “Short Dog” White, against seasoned veteran Jason Sanchez of Albuquerque, New Mexico.
White who is now 18-1 with 12 knockouts, won on a unanimous decision, 97-93, 97-93 and 99-91 on the judges’ cards.
Hailing from Washington, D.C., White is ranked first in the North American Boxing Federation (NABF), ninth in the World Boxing Organization and 10th in the World Boxing Association.
Sanchez, once ranked one of the tops in the weight class, fell to 16-6.
“Short Dog did what he had to do to pull out the win, but he had to earn it,” said Eric Davis, founder and promoter of Davis Promotions. “It was an exciting fight.”
The victor’s father and trainer, John White, was impressed with his son’s performance. He told The Informer that the plan moving forward is to fight some of the top fighters at 130 pounds, including WBA world titleholder Lamont Roach, who also lives in the Washington, D.C. area.
“[We are] looking forward to getting back in the ring later in the year,” White noted. “Jordan is the current NABF champion. We want to fight the top world titleholders… We hope to display his talent on the big stage in the near future. Jordan has great versatility, and he made adjustments mid-fight and displayed his skill set. Congrats to Sanchez for coming in as a worthy opponent and displaying the heart of a prizefighter.”
In the co-main event, Francis Scarboro defeated Ferris Dixon of Michigan in the 130-pound class.
The rest of the fight card included some engaging matches. Local fighter Tremaine Fuller defeated Joshua Zimmerman of Baltimore, Maryland in the 154-pound class. Nijay Brown, also of Baltimore defeated Alejandro Fugon of Mexico in the 168-pound class. Josiyah Giles of Virginia defeated Jonatha Godoy of Argentina in the 143-pound class. Jeffrey Yu of Vienna defeated Dennis Candeleria of the Dominican Republic in the 126-pound class. Brandon Quarles of Virginia defeated Daniel Aduka of Nigeria in the 168-pound class. Ervin Fuller, III of Washington, D.C. defeated Robin Ellis of New York in the 122-pound division and Jaqueera Hutcherson of Maryland bested Anthony Elliott of Missouri in the 130-pound class.
“The fans were treated to an exciting fight card,” Davis told The Informer.